MISSEN, (Nottinghamshire) to the N. E. of Bautre, stands on the r. Idle, which is navigable thus far, and brings goods to
both places, by boats, from the Trent. The Maresey family had lands here formerly, which they held of the honour of
Lancaster. In the R. of Henry IV. John Scot had a licence to give it to the priory of Mattersey, but after the Diss. it
came to the Legats, and then to Sir Matthew Palmer. A chantry anciently bel. to its Ch. endowed with considerable
revenues, which K. James I. granted to Sir John Ramsey and Thomas Emerson.